August 1, 2010—The success continued for the Canadian dressage riders
as they captured one gold and two bronze medals on the final day of
dressage competition at the 2010 North American Junior and Young Rider
Championships, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY July 28
– August 1st, 2010.

The Young Rider Freestyle was held under lights in the main ring
Saturday evening, July 31. Jaimie Holland, 21, of Caledon, ON, and her
12-year-old Westphalian mare, Fleurina, won the class with a score of
72.700%, more than two per cent higher than the silver medalist,
American Jhesika Wells from Region 5/6, who scored 70.550% riding
Intrepid.
“I would like to thank my parents for their support and Tom and Ellen
Dvorak for their help,” said Holland. “They have coached me since I was
ten.”

The medals were the third won by both Holland and Lane at this year’s
Championships. They were part of the Young Rider silver medal winning
team on July 28, and earned individual silver (Lane) and bronze
(Holland) on Friday, July 30.
“Caravella definitely pushed into a higher gear this week, and I
suddenly have more from her than ever before,” said Lane, who was a
triple Junior medalist at the Championships in 2009. “I would like to
thank my new coach, Albrecht Heidemann, for his help, and Tina Irwin for
her help previously.”

In the Junior Freestyle, which was held earlier in the day, Esmee Ingham
of West Vancouver, BC, riding Norseman, a 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood
gelding owned by Esmee and Candie Ingham, won the bronze medal with a
score of 70.900%. Ingham was a member of the British Columbia gold
medal winning Junior team on July 28.
Exclusively for Junior riders, aged 14–18, and Young Riders, 16–21, the
NAJYRC gives up-and- coming riders the opportunity to experience
representing their country as a team, and prepares them for future
international competition. The Championships, presented by Gotham North,
are being hosted at the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games and feature the disciplines of dressage, eventing, jumping and
reining. For more information and complete results for NAJYRC, please
visit www.youngriders.org.

About Dressage Canada

Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National
governing body for Dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to
foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the
sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada
provides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through
the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials’
education and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport
development, publications & awards. For more information about
Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site.

About Equine Canada

Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism. A
member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the
Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian
competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the
national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine
Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International
Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the
national organisation representing equestrian sport and equine
interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit equinecanada.ca.